Looking at the Laser Ammo Surestrike Kit and Interactive Multi Target Training System? See it in action! Plus we go over its pros, cons, & competitors.
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Laser cartridges for training might be the closest thing to actually shooting lasers out your gun.
Laser Ammo In Action, Greenlight Shooting
But there’s a lot of them out there (like Laserlyte and G-Sight). Â Today we’ll cover one of the highest end manufacturers, Laser Ammo.
Laser Ammo IMTTS and Surestrike 9mm Premium Kit
Laser Ammo graciously lent us their 9mm Premium Kit and latest IMTTS: Interactive Multi Target Training System for testing.
And since this kind of stuff is better with video…we’ve hooked up with Green Light Shooting for a video review + our regular blog review below.
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What is It?
9mm Surestrike Premium Kit
One of the best ways to train to shoot better from the comfort of your own home is dry-firing. Â We cover a lot of techniques in our Shooting More Accurately Guide but one of our favorite gizmos is the laser cartridge.
This takes the place of a real round (phew) and when your pistol is dry-fired, will emit a laser pulse. Â This allows you to see if you hit where you were aiming.
Laser Ammo 9mm Cartridge
You’ll need to re-cock each time since the laser is emitted when the firing pin hits the back of the cartridge. Â Slightly annoying for non-double-action guns like the Glock.
But that’s the only way the mechanism will work.
However, the best thing about this is that you get to use your own gun…with your regular trigger and sights.
Normally this is something you stick in your chamber and will not come out when you re-cock (or else it will be annoying). Â But Laser Ammo takes this one step ahead and adds an extension and red tip.
Laser Ammo Cartridge with Red Tip
This is a good addition since you have an extra visual indicator that it’s not a real round, and you won’t have to scrounge for a pencil to remove the cartridge.
We shot a lot with the sample cartridge and it has stayed functional and accurate. Â One thing I do have to fault is the price tag…the 9mm Premium Kit is $150.
It does come with the red tip alert system and some reflective targets. Â And also access to Adapter Rings ($15) which allow you to shoot lots of other calibers instead of buying an entire new laser cartridge.
Laser Ammo Premium Plus Kit
If you’re trying to penny pinch, the 9mm cartridge by itself is $99 which is even better than my Chinese Laserlyte at $130 which has lasted me at least 5,000 strikes.
Laser Ammo is made in Israel and the laser rated for over 2K hours (over 15 million shots) while the backer is rated for 5K shots.
Interactive Multi Target Training System
Tired of shooting random things in your room?
Laser Ammo IMTTS, Interactive Multi Target Training System
These targets come in packs and link up with each other. Â You’ll also get 5 different shooting modes:
Standalone
Steel-plate shooting (Shoot to turn off light)
Tactical training (“Chase the Ball”)
Laser Ammo, Chase the Ball Mode, Greenlight Shooting
Shoot/no-shoot (Green for Shoot, Red for No-Shoot)
Double-speed shoot/no-shoot
Great fun when you place them around the house and run through. Â Even better when someone else places them so you don’t know what is where.
The double-speed might be too fast for guns where you need to re-cock in between each shot.
Pros/Cons
Our two main complaints are on the design/feel and again…price.
The design of the stand looks really retro. Â If Laser Ammo were going for that…they succeeded.
That by itself is fine, until you couple it with the price. Â A 3-Pack of the IMTTS will run you close $250.
But keep in mind that they do link up together and allow the 5-modes to work together. Â If you can get some friends to go splitsies on the 5-Pack…you’re golden for setting up a mini shoot house at around $70 a target which is much more reasonable.
Looking for only one target? Â I also have their Laser PET ($110), which in contrast feels much more worth it and also has a couple cool modes.
Laser Ammo PET
Conclusion
Laser Ammo gives us great pieces of training gear that allows you to use your own gun plus interactive shooting targets around your home.
Laser Ammo IMTTS and Surestrike 9mm Premium Kit
Everything worked as it should.
It just felt retro and is a little expensive for us normal folks. Â But if you value the linkability of the products and how you can set up some interesting scenarios…Laser Ammo can help.
Want to see our other picks? Check out our Best Laser Cartridges & Targets.
Do you have the Laser Ammo or any of its competitors? Â How do you like it?
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Jeremy Lagerman
Got a rifle you want to use? It works if you can see the red dot. Your 'Shooting Light', it doesn't get there any different close or far. Now, focus, The laser would slowly scatter through the air and the 'Dot' gets bigger the further you go. So there is a practical limit but I can easily see a driveway reflector at 50yds if I hit it at dusk / night.
November 5, 2024 12:21 pm
Jeremy Lagerman
I have had this laser Ammo and the PET Target for at least 5 but I bet closer to 10 years. I noticed in the video it wasn't explained very well but those brass tubes (the long one unscrews) allow it to fit any bore length. The orange tip fits much nicer on my M9A1. Another thing you should have mentioned is the PET has multiple cut outs, it can shadow everything except for a dime sized opening so you can make it as hard as you want, It doesn't take a long distance to make it as expert difficult as you want. The timers built in can be how many hits can you make in time. how fast it takes you to hit the target from a beep. Most important, it still works, all this time later. I did always remove the batteries before putting it away, it may be 6 months before I use it again. It really feels right if you have a real hammer fired gun (IMHO If you can drop the gun on the ground and have it fire a round on safe, it's not safe [pin fire]) and you are cocking it with your thumb, still feels like an old fashioned single action revolver even it is Vietnam era. But it also still feels like a toy. The recoil and sound are missing. I'm waiting for the rail attachment that uses CO2 to provide the kick and sound; like air soft, but better.
November 5, 2024 12:13 pm
380yes
What works for a 380ACP like the Walther CCP M2?
January 5, 2022 5:27 pm
Lynda P
Is there a laser practice shot for a 410 shotgun single shot??
January 14, 2021 12:48 pm
Brian D. Binns
Eric - Nice review, but I have one question, which I think is an important one, that I have not seen covered in any review of this product so far. That is, out to about what distance is this Laser-Ammo Dry Fire product usable. I know, much will depend on the ambient light, i.e., is it nighttime dark outside, or kind of like a heavily clouded day, etc....Basically, under what lighting conditions does this work best...and out to what distances...If this thing could be usable out to about 50 Yards with night time lighting or just heavy cloud cover type days ... then the price would be very much worth it. If, on the other hand, it really only works well out to maybe 20 / 25 feet / 12 yards....then probably wouldn't spend the full $400.00. Thanks very much!
March 28, 2019 5:13 pm
Marie Shrock
I have the laser ammo deluxe kit but I bought it paired with L.A.S.R. software instead of the targets in the article. You need a laptop, webcam and a tripod to use it but if you have a laptop, you can buy an inexpensive webcam and cheap tripod that work fine. I really like the software - you can do a lot with it. A big advantage is you can use any target - you just aim the webcam at it and outline the target zones on the computer screen. The setup has a bit of a learning curve and can be kind of a pain, but it is pretty sophisticated. You can have it make shooting sounds, a metal ping sound like shooting steel, have it call shots and time your shots, and on and on. There are YouTube reviews of it.
It is finicky about light, you need low light to use it. Either a dimly lit room or dark outside. I haven't tried it with heavy clouds - that might work - night shooting is good low light practice. I've used it out to 9 yards with no problem but I don't see why it wouldn't work further out - don't know about 50 yds but lasers pointed from the ground can interfere with airplanes.
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Got a rifle you want to use? It works if you can see the red dot. Your 'Shooting Light', it doesn't get there any different close or far. Now, focus, The laser would slowly scatter through the air and the 'Dot' gets bigger the further you go. So there is a practical limit but I can easily see a driveway reflector at 50yds if I hit it at dusk / night.
I have had this laser Ammo and the PET Target for at least 5 but I bet closer to 10 years. I noticed in the video it wasn't explained very well but those brass tubes (the long one unscrews) allow it to fit any bore length. The orange tip fits much nicer on my M9A1. Another thing you should have mentioned is the PET has multiple cut outs, it can shadow everything except for a dime sized opening so you can make it as hard as you want, It doesn't take a long distance to make it as expert difficult as you want. The timers built in can be how many hits can you make in time. how fast it takes you to hit the target from a beep. Most important, it still works, all this time later. I did always remove the batteries before putting it away, it may be 6 months before I use it again. It really feels right if you have a real hammer fired gun (IMHO If you can drop the gun on the ground and have it fire a round on safe, it's not safe [pin fire]) and you are cocking it with your thumb, still feels like an old fashioned single action revolver even it is Vietnam era. But it also still feels like a toy. The recoil and sound are missing. I'm waiting for the rail attachment that uses CO2 to provide the kick and sound; like air soft, but better.
What works for a 380ACP like the Walther CCP M2?
Is there a laser practice shot for a 410 shotgun single shot??
Eric - Nice review, but I have one question, which I think is an important one, that I have not seen covered in any review of this product so far. That is, out to about what distance is this Laser-Ammo Dry Fire product usable. I know, much will depend on the ambient light, i.e., is it nighttime dark outside, or kind of like a heavily clouded day, etc....Basically, under what lighting conditions does this work best...and out to what distances...If this thing could be usable out to about 50 Yards with night time lighting or just heavy cloud cover type days ... then the price would be very much worth it. If, on the other hand, it really only works well out to maybe 20 / 25 feet / 12 yards....then probably wouldn't spend the full $400.00. Thanks very much!
I have the laser ammo deluxe kit but I bought it paired with L.A.S.R. software instead of the targets in the article. You need a laptop, webcam and a tripod to use it but if you have a laptop, you can buy an inexpensive webcam and cheap tripod that work fine. I really like the software - you can do a lot with it. A big advantage is you can use any target - you just aim the webcam at it and outline the target zones on the computer screen. The setup has a bit of a learning curve and can be kind of a pain, but it is pretty sophisticated. You can have it make shooting sounds, a metal ping sound like shooting steel, have it call shots and time your shots, and on and on. There are YouTube reviews of it.
It is finicky about light, you need low light to use it. Either a dimly lit room or dark outside. I haven't tried it with heavy clouds - that might work - night shooting is good low light practice. I've used it out to 9 yards with no problem but I don't see why it wouldn't work further out - don't know about 50 yds but lasers pointed from the ground can interfere with airplanes.